Drew Roggie '26 (132), Noah Rankin '26 (138), and Lance Clelland '27 (Heavyweight) competed at the Ironman in Ohio, the top ranked High School tournament in the country, on Friday, December 12.

Roggie started off strong with two wins in his first two matches, including one over a nationally-ranked opponent in the first round, before losing his next two and finishing the day 2-2.

Rankin almost took out a top-15 opponent in the first round, but lost late. He bounced back with a 7-0 win before dropping his third to finish the day 1-2. Lance Clelland dropped both of his matches to top-caliber opponents, but as a junior has a possible shot to return next year.

 

The rest of the starting lineup, plus a few extras, traveled to Chesterfield to wrestle at Cosby High School's Titan Classic. The Saints dominated the event, winning 8 out of 14 weight classes, with 4 more place winners. Champions included Braxton Rankin '29 (106), Max Behrooz '28 (113), Asher Anthony '29 (144), Griffin Van der Waag '26 (150), Miles Hinson '26 (157), William Sutten '26 (165), Drew Pendlebury '26 (190), and Vake Martin '27 (215).

Eric Pendlebury '26 (175) finished in 2nd place, Witt Wood '27 (120) in 4th, and Dylan Houchins '28 (144) and MyKhai Miller '28 (Heavyweight) took 5th. Banks Lambeth-Butler '28 (2-2 at 175) and Jac Clary '27 (157) also competed hard on the day. The Saints racked up 267.5 team points, outpacing hosts Cosby (219) and 3rd place Prince George (146.5).

 

December 19-20, the starting lineup will travel to the Beast of the East at the University of Delaware - another top level national tournament, while all remaining team members will wrestle at the varsity-level Covenant Invitational in Charlottesville.